I never met Barbara Cartland. But now that I'm working on her life, I wish I had. I think there was a lot of… — Mel Smith Copy Share
I don't think London has been given enough credit in a lot of the movies that we make here. — Mel Smith Copy Share
It's a pragmatist's business, comedy. Start off with good intentions and references to the Pompidou Centre and you end up with boiled sweets and… — Mel Smith Copy Share
In this film, we took a helicopter up and showed London as a vista, which is not very often done. — Mel Smith Copy Share
I directed before I was even in television; I directed in the theatre for seven years, so that was my trade anyway. But in… — Mel Smith Copy Share
The funny thing is, London is an incredibly interesting city. It's very sexy and it's very different, with the Thames winding through it like… — Mel Smith Copy Share
